West African Resources Ltd Excellent Gold Recoveries Confirm Further Potential at Boulsa Gold Project

West African Resources Ltd (ASX:WAF) (TSX-V:WAF) is pleased to report preliminary metallurgical test work results from the Mankarga 5 Deposit located on the Tanlouka Permit, part of its Boulsa Project, in Burkina Faso.

Managing Director Richard Hyde commented on the metallurgical test work:

"These excellent results demonstrate further project potential after the heap leach starter project which will focus on generating cash flow from the oxide material of the Mankarga 5 deposit. We look forward to reporting the results of the scoping study heap leach starter project by the end of this month."

The results from the 100(mu)m bottle roll tests were conducted across all ore types and are very positive, showing high recoveries and low cyanide consumption (Table 1 below and also in link below). These results represent potential recoveries from conventional milling and CIL processing. The test work program is continuing and results will be reported as they are received.

    
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          Table 1
        
      
      
        
          Direct Cyanidation Bottle Roll Test Work
        
      
      
        
          80% passing 100 microns
        
      
      
        
          

TestNo

OxidationState

Overall %Gold

Calc’dHead Au

LeachResidue

Consumption(kg/t)

        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Extraction
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          (ppm)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Au
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          NaCN
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Lime
        
      
      
        
          JS3391
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Oxide
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          97.13
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.74
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.05
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          026
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.96
        
      
      
        
          JS3392
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Transition
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

94.51

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.09
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.06
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.40
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.56
        
      
      
        
          JS3393
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Fresh
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          95.79
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.19
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.05
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.25
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.36
        
      
      
        
          JS3394
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Oxide
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          98.46
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.65
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.01
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.25
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.45
        
      
      
        
          JS3395
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Oxide
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          97.88
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.94
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.02
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.30
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          3.23
        
      
      
        
          JS3396
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Oxide
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          97.27
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.10
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.03
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.30
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.49
        
      
      
        
          JS3397
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Transition
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          95.58
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.36
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.06
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.23
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.15
        
      
      
        
          JS3398
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Fresh
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          93.98
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.00
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.06
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.25
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.35
        
      
      
        
          JS3399
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Fresh
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          73.58
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.83
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.22
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.29
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.45
        
      
      
        
          Average
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          93.8
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          1.10
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          0.06
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          0.28
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          1.22
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

Near-term Strategy

The Company aims to be a +50,000oz per annum gold producer within two years via a low-cost heap leach starter project at the Mankarga 5 deposit, subject to study outcomes. West African has secured a second-hand 1.6Mtpa heap leach plant as part of its plan to fast-track development of Mankarga 5. Detailed metallurgical test work is underway on Mankarga 5 drill core in Perth. Results of this test work will be incorporated into the scoping study which will be released by the end of July. The proposed project development schedule for Mankarga 5 is shown in link below.

To view all tables and the release, please visit: http://media.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/ASX-WAF-683429.pdf

About West African Resources Limited

Dual listed (TSX-V and ASX) West African Resources Limited is a gold-copper exploration company dedicated to creating shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development of resource projects in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

West African has a landholding of 6,370sq km and 200km of strike length of early Proterozoic Birimian greenstone belts, which are highly prospective for gold mineralisation.

Contact

West African Resources LtdNathan RyanInvestor RelationsT: [phone]E: [e-mail]: www.westafricanresources.com

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